2 - Get A Room (On New Year's Eve, No Less!)

Two things we thought impossible to find on New Year's Eve: a restaurant for quiet contemplation and a reasonably priced hotel room. We can't help you with the restaurant, but for the hotel, try the HotelTonight app for Apple and Android devices. HotelTonight offers three same-day hotel deals in more than two dozen US metropolitan areas (larger markets are broken down further by neighborhood and airport locations); sales begin at noon in the relevant time zone and last until rooms sell out. As a New Year's Eve special, it's offering rooms between $39 and $99 from noon to 3pm on December 31st.